Louisiana oyster farmers can get grants for new harvesting methods
Louisiana oyster farmers can apply for grants designed to expand the use of new harvesting methods. Louisiana Sea Grant has received $3 million for the program. The money comes from the state Wildlife and Fisheries Department and the Louisiana Coastal Restoration and Protection Program. For more than a decade, Sea Grant has experimented with growing oysters in floating cages or cages placed on waterbottoms and attached to pylons in a project at Grand Isle. The method allows the cages to be ...
Source: houmatoday.com